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cliff. >> nine days to get a deal done. house speaker boehner is in ohio. president obama in hawaii. >>> today we say aloha to an american hero, the late senator daniel inouye was remembered with full military honors in hawaii. the 88-year-old senator lost his arm in world war ii, he represented hawaii in washington for more than 50 years. president obama and the first lady attended today's service. the president has said inouye was his earliest political inspiration. >>> many gun shop owners say sales have been booming. thousands of north texans visited local gun shows and stores this weekend where the most powerful weapons are costing more than ever. a gun dealer told our affiliate that an assault style weapon ran around $900. this week anywhere from 1500 to $2500 many in just a few minutes my conversation with a gun shop owner, several former police officers and a school safety expert who says the current call for bringing guns into schools for safety is in his words, borderline insane. >>> an estimated 87 million americ
cliff. >> nine days to get a deal done. house speaker boehner is in ohio. president obama in hawaii. >>> today we say aloha to an american hero, the late senator daniel inouye was remembered with full military honors in hawaii. the 88-year-old senator lost his arm in world war ii, he represented hawaii in washington for more than 50 years. president obama and the first lady attended today's service. the president has said inouye was his earliest political inspiration....
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just eight days until america goes off the fiscal cliff. with both sides on holiday break, all we're getting is finger pointing. some republicans say the scenario that's unfolding is part of a white house scheme. >> when i listen to the president, i think the president is eager to go over the cliff for political purposes. i think he sees a political victory at the bottom cliff. gets additional tax revenue for new programs, to cut the military which democrats have been calling for for years and blame republicans for it. >> white house correspond respondent brianna keilar traveling live with the president, joins us from honolulu, hawaii. i suspect this is a working vacation for the president. >> it is what of a working vacation. he is always keeping his on eye on things. but there are not a lot of discussions going on. the white house no longer really having any substantive conversations with house speaker john boehner or senate minority leader mitch mcconnell which is key in finding something to get through the senate and perhaps because of
just eight days until america goes off the fiscal cliff. with both sides on holiday break, all we're getting is finger pointing. some republicans say the scenario that's unfolding is part of a white house scheme. >> when i listen to the president, i think the president is eager to go over the cliff for political purposes. i think he sees a political victory at the bottom cliff. gets additional tax revenue for new programs, to cut the military which democrats have been calling for for...
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just eight days left before we go off the fiscal cliff. very quiet in washington because congress and the president, they're on vacation. want to bring in our guest, grover norquist. he's the president of americans for tax reform. 213 congressmen and 39 senators have signed his pledge, vowing not to raise taxes. grover, thank you for joining us, especially on this holiday christmas eve. appreciate it. >> good to be with you. >> first i want to play for you something that republican senator johnny isaacson of georgia said yesterday about what he might do when it comes to taxes. >> no one wants taxes to go up on the middle class. i don't want them to go up on anybody. i'm not in the majority of the united states senate, and he's the president of the united states. if we get down to the end of this year and the only choice we have is to save taxes going up on the middle class, then i would support that. >> grover, as you know, johnny isakson is not exactly a moderate. he's saying he would support tax increases for everybody below the middle c
just eight days left before we go off the fiscal cliff. very quiet in washington because congress and the president, they're on vacation. want to bring in our guest, grover norquist. he's the president of americans for tax reform. 213 congressmen and 39 senators have signed his pledge, vowing not to raise taxes. grover, thank you for joining us, especially on this holiday christmas eve. appreciate it. >> good to be with you. >> first i want to play for you something that republican...
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brianna keilar is out there for us in honolulu, eight days away from the fiscal cliff. are there any contacts occurring on this topic between the president and anyone in congress, briana? >> reporter: there is an open line of communication, i would say, with senate democrats, hala. but there is really no substantive conversations between the folks that you with need for there to be conversations between in order to strike a deal. the white house and congressional republicans, and perhaps more alarmingly, senate democrats are not in conversations right now with senate republicans or with house republicans. and this is problematic obviously because in order to avoid the fiscal cliff, you would need to find some sort of deal that would make it through the senate and the house and that would need democratic and republican support. now, all eyes on the senate because they will reconvene on the 27th, thursday. and senate majority leader harry reid, it is up to him, really, to cobble together something that can get some of that support. right now the white house is still suppo
brianna keilar is out there for us in honolulu, eight days away from the fiscal cliff. are there any contacts occurring on this topic between the president and anyone in congress, briana? >> reporter: there is an open line of communication, i would say, with senate democrats, hala. but there is really no substantive conversations between the folks that you with need for there to be conversations between in order to strike a deal. the white house and congressional republicans, and perhaps...
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we are ahead of the curve." >>> christmas is upon us and can the fiscal cliff be far behind? the short answer is no. before flying off to hawaii, president obama left behind a stopgap plan to, in his words, agree on what he agree on and leave the rest for later. our brianna keilar, lucky girl, traveling with the first family. she's in honolulu, hawaii. how much of a working holiday is this for the president or is it really up to congress at this point to do something in the next eight days? >> reporter: it's always a working holiday for president obama, but it's very much up to congress to do something here going into the new year. as of right now, this may surprise you, but there are basically no discussions going on. the white house, senate democrats, they are not in discussion with how republicans and senate republicans in any substantive way. that may seem troubling to you because in order to work out some sort of deal to make it through congress, all parties need to agree to something. but as of right now, they are not talking. all eyes now turning to the senate, which w
we are ahead of the curve." >>> christmas is upon us and can the fiscal cliff be far behind? the short answer is no. before flying off to hawaii, president obama left behind a stopgap plan to, in his words, agree on what he agree on and leave the rest for later. our brianna keilar, lucky girl, traveling with the first family. she's in honolulu, hawaii. how much of a working holiday is this for the president or is it really up to congress at this point to do something in the next...
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to the fiscal cliff. the president and the house speak remember refusing to budge. both sides are taking a break but will return to washington on thursday to try to work out a deal. >>> and keeping watch of st. nick and keeping with the christmas spirit, norad is tracking santa. last reports have the jolly guy in red making his way across africa. by the way, the norad tradition of following santa goes back decades, having started in 1955. i'm natalie adam with a look at the headlines this christmas eve. now back to "the mystery of jesus." ♪ ♪ hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ >>> trying to figure out what jesus really looked like has preoccupied christians for centuries. and legions of artists have stayed busy trying to supply the answer. ♪ for the lord god omnipotent reigneth ♪ >> but the difficulty in trying to flesh out the image of jesus is that his contemporaries considered his message, not his looks, all important. also, judaism forbids the worship of images and idol
to the fiscal cliff. the president and the house speak remember refusing to budge. both sides are taking a break but will return to washington on thursday to try to work out a deal. >>> and keeping watch of st. nick and keeping with the christmas spirit, norad is tracking santa. last reports have the jolly guy in red making his way across africa. by the way, the norad tradition of following santa goes back decades, having started in 1955. i'm natalie adam with a look at the headlines...
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that is the fear if we fall off the fiscal cliff. despite the warnings from main street and wall street, both sides in washington are still refusing to compromise. they have seven days to reach a deal. >>> his doctors are optimistic but they aren't ready to release former president george herbert walker bush. the 88-year-old will stay in a houston hospital over christmas. mr. bush was treated for bronchitis in early november. >>> and not what anyone wants for christmas. forecasters say a major tornado outbreak could sweep across the southern part of the u.s. tomorrow. there are extreme weather fears for much of the country. stay with cnn for the very latest. i'm natalie allen with a look at the headlines this christmas eve. now back to "the two marys." [ bells tolling ] >>> each year on the feast of mary magdalene, pilgrims in the french hill town of vezelay march to a huge basilica carrying a relic of the saint. a piece of her rib, the tradition says, is one of the few clues to her fate. mary magdalene disappears from the gospels af
that is the fear if we fall off the fiscal cliff. despite the warnings from main street and wall street, both sides in washington are still refusing to compromise. they have seven days to reach a deal. >>> his doctors are optimistic but they aren't ready to release former president george herbert walker bush. the 88-year-old will stay in a houston hospital over christmas. mr. bush was treated for bronchitis in early november. >>> and not what anyone wants for christmas....
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the fiscal cliff stalemate in washington is dragging down stocking and wall street and affecting your investments. let's listen in. ♪ >> live music, christmas cheer and sanity it at thta at the ne exchange. the stops ending the day in the red. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. a little christmas and santa there, but a hard hit for the stock market today. what do we know? >> reporter: you're listening to chris bode, he's the jazz musician and everybody has heard his name. if you can hear me i hope. the stocks are down lower, down 51 points after a triple-digit loss on friday. this is just adding to it. it's all because of the worries about the fiscal cliff. suzanne. >> all right. let's just listen in, and i'll bring you back for a bit. ♪ >> all right. there you go. allison, i want to bring you back for a couple quick questions here. we know the stocks are down, fiscal cliff. talk about what we think that means for us if we end up going over the fiscal cliff and you're looking at a lot of tax hikes as well as spending cuts. >> yeah. you have to believe if we go over th
the fiscal cliff stalemate in washington is dragging down stocking and wall street and affecting your investments. let's listen in. ♪ >> live music, christmas cheer and sanity it at thta at the ne exchange. the stops ending the day in the red. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. a little christmas and santa there, but a hard hit for the stock market today. what do we know? >> reporter: you're listening to chris bode, he's the jazz musician and everybody has heard his...